SOCCER star Wayne Rooney brought a shopping street to a standstill when he parked his car in the centre of Manchester.

Crowds gathered as the Manchester United and England striker reversed his é130,000 Bentley GTC into a bay in St Ann's Square.

Shoppers took pictures on their mobile phones as Rooney, who played in England's 2-0 defeat to Croatia in a European Championship qualifier, manouvered the twin-turbo-charged, 12-cyinder monster, which can do more than 190mph.

In February, Rooney's girl-friend Coleen McLoughlin bought him a é195,000 Aston Martin Vanquish before the summer's World Cup.

It's all a far cry from his first car - a younger Rooney bought himself a Ford Ka as soon as he passed his driving test.